Well done! But scary pics as well ... Martin de Witte, lute maker from the Netherlands, has made something similar for an ex-student of mine, Hank Heijink, some years ago. He flies with it around the world. And years before that Toyohiko used to have a theorbo that didn't fit into his sportscar, talking about luxury problems, so he had the neck hinged or something. Took him some time to find a maker willing to put a saw into the instrument. But as soon as he bought a bigger car, child seat needed on the back seat, he traded the foldable theorbo for a 'real' one.
David **************************** David van Ooijen [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.davidvanooijen.nl **************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Van Edwards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 11:44 AM Subject: [LUTE] Flying theorbo > Dear All, > > I apologise for the blatant advertising but some of you may be > interested in seeing the "folding" theorbo I have recently made for > Lynda Sayce, which is designed to pack up small enough to fit into a > standard airline seat. > http://www.vanedwards.co.uk/40a.htm > > This has been a long time in the planning and making but it took its > successful maiden flight last week. > > Best wishes, > > David > -- > The Smokehouse, > 6 Whitwell Road, > Norwich, NR1 4HB > England. > > Telephone: + 44 (0)1603 629899 > Website: http://www.vanedwards.co.uk > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
